[FPS Benchmarks] ARK: Survival Evolved on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W) – the 95W GPU is 19% faster

ARK: Survival Evolved is a game that offers fresh gameplay compared to the other title on the market – you’re a survivor on land that is being populated by dinosaurs, other prehistoric creatures, and hostile humans. In short, you have to play strategically in order to survive. Part of the fun is things like building a base, killing animals for food, and crafting weapons.

Visually wise, the game looks good especially on Epic quality. However, it’s very heavy when everything is bumped to the max. Even some powerful GPUs like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (95W) is struggling to deliver 60 FPS on the Epic preset. For this comparison, we have picked two decent mid-rangers – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W).

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for ARK: Survival Evolved list.

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GeForce RTX 3060 variants

 GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
GPU chipGA106GA106
Shader units38403840
ROPs4848
Base Clock (MHz)900 (+10%)817
Boost clock (MHz)1425 (+11%)1282
Memory clock (MHz)1750 (+17%)1500
Memory size (MB)61446144
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)192192
TGP (Total Graphics Power)95W (+46%)65W
DirectX version12.212.2
Technology8nm8nm
RTX capabilitiesYes Yes
Release date01.202101.2021
Detailed specsLinkLink

Synthetic benchmarks

Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)


Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

ARK: Survival EvolvedFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]178 fps (+25%)99 fps (+16%)83 fps (+20%)50 fps (+16%)
GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]142 fps85 fps69 fps43 fps





Verdict

So, on average, the 95W GPU is 19% faster and that sounds normal – it has bigger TGP and this leads to higher core frequencies. Actually, the GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) is doing a good job despite its 65W TGP – it’s fast enough to deliver 43 FPS on Epic Quality and 69 FPS on the High preset.

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for ARK: Survival Evolved list.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]

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